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ALARIC

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Ancient Germanic

Pronounced: AL-ə-rik (English)   [key]

From the Gothic name Alareiks which meant either "ruler of all" or "noble ruler", derived from the Germanic element ala "all" or adal "noble" combined with ric "ruler, power". This was the name of a king of the Visigoths who sacked Rome in the 5th century.
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